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    Eyesight

    On Lyrica, I found that I had a lot of trouble focusing and my vision was blurry. On no drugs, I found that I started having almost like a fog that would come in from both sides, if I was focusing on something -- like reading dense print,even big but a long paragraph, or trying to make out...
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    Wrong diagnosis before finally being told its Fibromyalgia?

    I don't know how long I've had fibro, to be honest. I know since having my first child ten years ago, my body's seemed to be falling apart. Shoulders, hands, arms, knees, hips, back....it's just been pain after pain. At different times I've been diagnosed with carpal tunnel, bursitis, arthritis...
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    Is the cold worse for this?

    I was chatting with a physical therapist recently, and asked if he recommended ice or heat for fibro pain. He said in his experience, clients prefer heat by far, as they say cold tends to make it worse. I hadn't yet seen all of your replies, so hearing him say that made me feel a bit better...
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    Hi there

    Thanks :) I started Cymbalta, I believe the day after this post. I have found so far, that I'm snacking a lot less which I think is because I'm not feeling as achey (which makes me feel less despondent, so I snack less). It's been really cold in our house, no heat yet this year, so while it's...
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    Shoulder/arm pain?

    My doctor said it is a torn rotator cuff. That same day, he agreed to let me try Cymbalta. After a few days on Cymbalta, I gained a fair bit of mobility in that arm! So I'm wondering if it was actually the fibro after all, not the rotator cuff. There's still pain to move it certain ways but I'm...
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    Is the cold worse for this?

    Do you find symptoms are worse in the colder months? I'm trying to determine if that's what's going on with me (weather related) or if it's coincidental. I'm a stay at home mom, so the only difference in fall vs summer is the temperature or the fact two of my kids are in school. Until snow...
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    Hi there

    Hi :) I'm new here. I believe I've had fibromyalgia for about five years, but only got diagnosed sometime last year. I'm not sure what to include here. I'm 33, short, round, mom of three, wife to one, and in a lot of pain :( I have been working out with a trainer for over six months and...
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    Shoulder/arm pain?

    It is hard to remember life before fibro, or to know what is actually from it and what is just alongside it. I have this really bad pain in my upper arm, shoulder area. If my arm is bent and I try to lift it, the pain is intense. It aches all the time. I can do stuff if I keep my elbow tight...
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    how many of you use pain meds?

    This might sound silly, but what do you say to your doctor to get them to actually prescribe something? I've been diagnosed, and was on lyrica, which did help some but caused huge weight gains and other effects (blurred vision, trouble concentrating, just basically feeling stupid, allergy to...
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    Your experience with Lyrica

    I tried Lyrica and it did help with symptoms, but I gained a lot of weight and much of it was water weight/swelling, as suddenly my wedding rings didn't fit -- and I developed an intolerance to gold -- and it affected my vision (which seems to have corrected itself once I went off it). It made...
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